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Methods and devices for emergency notifications

US8682282B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMar 6, 2009
Grant dateMar 25, 2014
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Expiry dateMar 6, 2029

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04W76/50
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Embodiments disclose a method in a communication device in a telecommunications network. The first communication device receives an emergency notification from a broadcasting unit indicating a cell associated to the first communication device wherein the emergency is to be notified to a user equipment. The first communication device determines a paging channel to be used to page and broadcast within the cell a notification indicating an emergency and orders the notification indicating an emergency to be transmitted on the paging channel. The first communication device determines a common control channel to be used to broadcast an emergency confirm message within the cell, and orders the emergency confirm message to be transmitted on the common control channel.

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